

The manual consists of four parts: paper tricks, paper folding, paper tearing, and paper puzzles. Houdini's easy-to-follow directions, many of them accompanied by illustrations, are accessible to readers of all ages and skill levels. The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ? sheets of paper ? to completely captivate audiences. The final part presents several challenging paper puzzles based on geometric forms.ĭetails: Harry Houdini's Paper Magic BookĢ06 pages, soft covers, perfect bound, size 5" by 8".South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GBP £)Īspiring illusionists can learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini. The first section reveals the secrets behind such magic tricks as "The Dancing Sailor" and "The Spirit Communication." Subsequent sections offer guides to folding a bird, a bullfrog, a hat, and other traditional origami models, and to carefully tearing paper to produce a ladder, a five-pointed star, a string of dancing skeletons, and other intricate figures.

The master sleight-of-hand artist explains how to use the simplest of props ― sheets of paper ― to completely captivate audiences. After being preserved for generations on library shelves, aspiring illusionists can now learn from one of the world's greatest magicians with this facsimile of a 1922 book by Harry Houdini.
